Fleetwood Mac "Blues Jam At Chess" Blue Horizon S7-66227 A/B/C/D1 UK 1st 1969

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Fleetwood Mac, Otis Spann, Willie Dixon, Shakey Horton, J.T. Brown, Guitar Buddy, Honey Boy Edwards, S.P. Leary  
"Blues Jam At Chess"  Blue Horizon S7-66227  UK 1st press. 2 x Vinyl, LPs, housed in a gate-fold sleeve and released in 1969.
The vinyl has a couple of surface marks, but played through beautifully on my elderly stereo - no hop, stick or jump, only an occasional slight crackle between tracks. The gate-fold sleeve has some ring-wear front and back, and is a little worn on both sides, although intact - no rips or writing. The spine is a little worn and only partially legible, although, again, it is intact. Matrix / Runout  Side 1 : S 7-66227 A1 2 C ? Matrix / Runout  Side 2 : S 7-66227 B1 2 C ? Matrix / Runout  Side 3 : S 7-66227 C1 4 ? Matrix / Runout  Side 4 : S 7-66227 D1 ?
"Blues Jam At Chess" is an album by the rock band Fleetwood Mac released on 5 December 1969. It was the result of a recording session in early 1969 at Chess Records in Chicago (home to Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, et al.) with Fleetwood Mac, then a young British blues band, and a number of famous Chicago blues artists from whom they drew inspiration.
The members of Fleetwood Mac at the time of this recording were Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer, Danny Kirwan, Mick Fleetwood, and John McVie. The Chicago blues musicians who played at this session were Otis Spann (piano, vocals), Willie Dixon (upright bass), Shakey Horton (harmonica, vocals), J.T. Brown (tenor saxophone, vocals), Buddy Guy (guitar), Honeyboy Edwards (guitar, vocals), and S.P. Leary (drums).
AllMusic said, "Put together on short notice, and recorded in one day, the sessions have something of a ramshackle feel, but the energy of the performances transcends any shortcomings on this date...." "Given that the Peter Green-led Fleetwood Mac was already deeply rooted in Chicago blues, the project proved to be a natural for the group..."
Robert Christgau wrote, "Knowledgeable song selection, expressive playing – especially by Peter Green, who filters B.B. King through Santo & Johnny with a saxophonist's sense of line – and lots of help from Otis Spann, Willie Dixon, Shakey Horton, and others makes the thinness of the singing seem like a tribute to a new tradition."
On Analog Planet, Michael Fremer said, "Whatever you think of the blues, you gotta love the sound of these recordings, and more importantly the spirited playing as the veterans join in the fun of playing with the white youngsters from across the sea. These are jams – surprisingly tight ones – with snippets of producer Mike Vernon's communication between the recording booth and the studio left in between the music to help give you an indication of how the tunes were conceived."
Tracklist Side 1 1 Watch Out                           4:10 2 Ooh Baby                            3:15 3 South Indiana - Take 1        3:12 4 South Indiana - Take 2        2:43 5 Last Night                            4:55 6 Red Hot Jam                       4:36 Side 2 1 I'm Worried                          3:22 2 I Held My Baby Last Night   4:04 3 Madison Blues                     4:35 4 I Can't Hold Out                   3:35 5 I Need Your Love                 3:20 6 I Got The Blues                    3:50 Side 3 1 World's In A Tangle              4:55 2 Talk With You                       3:22 3 Like It This Way                   3:45 4 Someday Soon Baby           7:02 5 Hungry Country Girl             5:37 Side 4 1 Black Jack Blues                 4:49 2 Everyday I Have The Blues 4:30 3 Rockin' Boogie                     3:45 4 Sugar Mama                        4:03 5 Homework                            3:18